I’ve received the following email. You can have your vote towards getting the Index to Probates for England and Wales since 1858 online, as long as you do it in the next day or so (allowing for the time difference).
Subject: Re: ENGLAND & WALES Probate Calendar
John Briden HMCS (Her Majesty’s Courts Service) is hoping to get the Probate Calendar Indexes to Wills and Grants, issued since 1858 in England and Wales online.
The index includes the full name and address of the deceased and date of death. See http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/1226.htm
He has put together a short questionnaire and would like to receive as many responses as possible by Friday 27th March. I realise that this is very short notice but if you are able to help by responding to John it would be appreciated.
Copy and paste the questions below into an email, add your answers and send your responses to john.briden@justice.gsi.gov.uk
- Q1. If the probate calendar was available on the internet, would you use it?
- Q2. If you would use it – how often would you use it?
- Q3. What probate information would you be interested in seeing online, and why that particular information?
- Q4. Would you like to order copies online, and be prepared to pay for them online?
- Q5. Would you prefer to access the calendar online, but order and pay for copies by post, or by telephone?
- Q6. Would you be prepared to pay a premium to the fee, in addition to the normal cost for a more immediate service?
Original message from:Mauren Bullows
Archives Liaison Officer
Email: archives.liaison@ffhs.org.ukThis email has been sent by:
The Federation of Family History Societies a Company Limited by Guarantee
Company Number 2930189 (England & Wales) – Registered Charity Number 1038721
Registered Office: Artillery House, 15 Byrom Street, Manchester, England M3 4PF
Just cut-and-paste the questions into an email, add your answers, and send to john.briden@justice.gsi.gov.uk. Let’s add our Australian voices to this issue!
My thanks to Michelle Nichols for drawing this to my attention.
Update – when I sent my responses to John Briden I got a message back to say he was out of the office and would return on Wednesday 25th March. I’m sure he’ll be gratified by the huge number of questionnaire responses in his inbox when he returns!!!